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levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i want to yield myself 10 seconds to say that i said in my opening statement that this program has already yielded 39,000 jobs, on its way to 60,000 which will not be able to be met because we are using this as the offset. i am happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey who suffered great damage in the hurricane, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: look, we're all americans. we're not democrats, republicans. we had 5,000 peop
levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr....
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the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: thank you, madam chair. that's interesting in the business for intelligence because so much is classified. it's easy to throw around and the condemnation is easy to heap on the very brave men and women that -- they said all of the kinds of things because the political rhetoric isn't true. they were following the law. they were comporting with the missions and guidelines and objectives in accordance with the law of the united states. so they are in fact following the law. there is -- was absolutely no role for the c.i.a. to overthrow the gaddafi regime. that is just false. so i think we need to be careful about making these assertions. they are pretty damning if you will. we may believe that happened. i can tell you -- on the intelligence committee and my friend, dutch ruppersberger, we watched this closely and one of the reasons i hope you'll change your mind on the bill is that we need the ability to have oversight of these 17 agencies. this bill allows us to do it. for six y
the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: thank you, madam chair. that's interesting in the business for intelligence because so much is classified. it's easy to throw around and the condemnation is easy to heap on the very brave men and women that -- they said all of the kinds of things because the political rhetoric isn't true. they were following the law. they were comporting with the missions and guidelines and objectives in accordance with the law of the united states. so they...
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he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that means lowering tax rates, eliminating tax expenditures, and other loopholes, and simplifying the tax code, then so be it. we hear a lot about entitlement programs, so security and medicare in particular. -- social security and medicare in particular. we do not hear about that 250 entitlement programs put into the tax code. the various tax credits, deductions, and exclusions grafted on to the tax code are entitlement programs, pure and simple. and if you are eligible, you can claim the benefit. and it is in the expenditure. and there is no application process in
he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that...
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one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what government industry partners can accomplish and has helped and create thousands of auto sector jobs. the n.a.m. believes the funding atvm will hurt manufacturers and their employees and the chamber of commerce agrees with them. now i think it's time to stay with our position and vote no and get a clean c.r. that's what i asked the committee to do. we need a clean c.r. and don't need this offset and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky. . mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia,
one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what...
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he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where all the puppet masters of all the corporations and all the rich people go down there to basically try to find ways to get their point across, but then they go back and they manipulate their people in their countries and then you have the united states. we have to have the patriot act when we are doing business with these people all over the world. then you wonder why the government is always underfunded when it comes to the epa or any thing, because these corporations have to dump and pollute. when you sue them, they want to limit the lawsuits to a s
he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where...
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i spent the last month at home meeting with my constituents in michigan. michigan is a great start. it's a place where folks were drawn to as they built their own american dream. our state produced some of the world's greatest inventions and industries, and it was an economic hub. and now it is on the front lines of an economic downturn. we have endured now 32 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment. manufacturing jobs have disappeared and more jobs are at risk because of regulatory burdens and economic uncertainty. i don't think any state has more at stake and my constituents know it. they know this committee was create to make the tough but necessary choices to cut spending and make reforms put us on a more stable long-term fiscal footing. removing economic uncertainty and demonstrating that we can reverse long-term debt and deficits trends will help spur job growth. if i heard one thing consistently it was this. the american people want us to succeed. they know the job of this committee and this congress is not an easy one. but all of us, the 12 of us here and every one o
i spent the last month at home meeting with my constituents in michigan. michigan is a great start. it's a place where folks were drawn to as they built their own american dream. our state produced some of the world's greatest inventions and industries, and it was an economic hub. and now it is on the front lines of an economic downturn. we have endured now 32 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment. manufacturing jobs have disappeared and more jobs are at risk because of regulatory...
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host: dan is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. i havthree things i want to ask you. how comethe american congress cannot get along with the canadiens long enough to take a few pointers from them on how they strain their country out -- how they straighten their country out? they have a balanced budget. they are running in the black. they have jobs. they went to way goods and services tax. i do not understand how come it's so hard for you guys on both sides of the aisle to get along and try that. what is it going to hurt? nothing is helping now. guest: we have good relations with the canadans. i have not been to canada recently. it is a great country. one difference is that we are about 300 million people and they are about 20 million people. we are a lot larger and a lot more perverse. i do think we can emulate the canadians' >> we are leaving this program to begin our live coverage of president obama's speech in from a joint session of congress about his job plan and the economy. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright n
host: dan is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. i havthree things i want to ask you. how comethe american congress cannot get along with the canadiens long enough to take a few pointers from them on how they strain their country out -- how they straighten their country out? they have a balanced budget. they are running in the black. they have jobs. they went to way goods and services tax. i do not understand how come it's so hard for you guys on both sides of the aisle to get...
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michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my employer is what to do. she does not share her wealth. i do not see any poor people coming into the store purchasing anything. and i will be heading off a bank to a food pantry in an hour and a half and i don't see what the people at the food pantry, either. -- will see people at the food pantry. -- wealthy people of the food pantry. there are a lot of well-to-do people in the county and i don't see any philanthropy to the most part. we need to close the loops. in terms of other countries, at the very least they have health care for their people, which is a huge, huge finan
michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my...
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and arbor, michigan. they were tracking ticks who did not -- they were attracting kids who wanted to not just stay in the ghetto, but wanted to bring their ideas to the world of public law and a number field. >> how long were you there at commentary? >> two years. upon editingrge the letters section. i became familiar with the intricacies of the base on domestic and foreign politics. i became more familiar with the way magazines work and how they get produced. >> going back to this book, who thought of the title? >> it was me. >> where did you get the interest? was it at the journal when you started? what triggered the idea that you said they will probably publish this book? >> i tried to sell to other publishes, but nobody else got it. it was about two years ago that i started the process. i've been covering higher education a long time. what was the driving force behind a book was this sense that i had this advantage that other people did not. i kind of understood what was going on behind the scenes in
and arbor, michigan. they were tracking ticks who did not -- they were attracting kids who wanted to not just stay in the ghetto, but wanted to bring their ideas to the world of public law and a number field. >> how long were you there at commentary? >> two years. upon editingrge the letters section. i became familiar with the intricacies of the base on domestic and foreign politics. i became more familiar with the way magazines work and how they get produced. >> going back to...
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clark from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chair. my question to the entire panel is how can the department of homeland security best judge in urban areas ri of an attack based on the assessment that it uses now? i represent metropolitan detroit. we have a large international airport hub. that airport was the destination of the plane that the christmas day bomber attempted to blow up. there is a strong likelihood that our region could be the target of another attack. now in addition to the lielihood of an attack, the department also needs to look at the consequences of an attack. metropolitan metropolitan detroit did not use that as an example. we have a large population center. we have a border that is water, that is also the busiest ternational border crossing in terms of trade in north america. we also have a large regional drinking water system. my concern is mini metro detroiters are at risk of being poisoned if a terrorist decides to dump a bunch of biological agents in the drinking water system. so essentially, the gao report
clark from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chair. my question to the entire panel is how can the department of homeland security best judge in urban areas ri of an attack based on the assessment that it uses now? i represent metropolitan detroit. we have a large international airport hub. that airport was the destination of the plane that the christmas day bomber attempted to blow up. there is a strong likelihood that our region could be the target of another attack. now in addition to the...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close at this point. if the gentleman has no further speakers. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers so i will close on our side. i expect this bill will pass in five minutes. without a vote against it. this bill could be law by tomorrow at noon if the senate would act and i hope that my colleagues on the other side will do as we will do on this side, contact our colleagues in the senate and ask them this time, put it up and move it. now, if they don't all you can say is this was a trial balloon we put up in the air and we found out the senate was asleep or dysfunctional or i don't know what would you put on it, they have to act on this if they're serious about a trade agenda for this country. and i hope that we can make it happen for the american worker. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you. i yield myself such time as i
the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close at this point. if the gentleman has no further speakers. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers so i will close on our side. i expect this bill will pass in five minutes. without a vote against it. this bill could be law by tomorrow at noon if the senate would act and i hope that my colleagues on the other side will do as we will do on this side, contact our colleagues in the senate and ask them this time,...
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congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the bill is better today. virtually nothing has changed. i urge my colleagues to oppose this rule and flawed bill and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i would like to say when ms. pelosi was speaker of the house of representatives, my friend from rochester was chairman of the rules committee and hurricane katrina was offset. i urge my colleagues to offset and i reserve. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, a member of the committee on rules, mr. m
congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the...
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court in the last crop of justice o'connor upheld an affirmative action program for the university of michigan as said it was appropriate to take race into account. if you do it any way that is personal that isa quota and do other stuff so no court can figure out what your doing. it is so if you may get -- so it is individualized, so nobody has a smoking gun that race was the actual fact, then you can do it. people in universities, shockingly, are able to do these things. i don't think as long as that is the rule, the supreme court will be interested in coming back to that issue so soon. what makes the case more interesting is in the interim, while affirmative action had been thrown out by the fifth circuit in the 1990's, the texas legislature, i think at the behest of the elite republican who i am sure is very close to everybody here, passed a statute that said in order to increase the amount of minority students in texas public education, there was going to be a guaranteed 10% for the top 10 at each high school, would be entitled to go into one of the university's in the system. the question
court in the last crop of justice o'connor upheld an affirmative action program for the university of michigan as said it was appropriate to take race into account. if you do it any way that is personal that isa quota and do other stuff so no court can figure out what your doing. it is so if you may get -- so it is individualized, so nobody has a smoking gun that race was the actual fact, then you can do it. people in universities, shockingly, are able to do these things. i don't think as long...
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in places like michigan and california, they are suffering from unemployment numbers that are greater than during the depths of the great depression. barack obama promise to cut the deficit in half. instead, he tripled it. now our national debt is growing at $3 million a minute. that is $4.25 billion a day. president obama, is this what you call winning the future? i call it losing -- losing our country, and with it, the american dream. these americans feel that fierce urgency of now, but you feel it, sir? the tea party was born of this urgency. it is the same sense of urgency that propelled the sons of liberty during the revolution. [applause] it is the same sense of urgency that propelled the abolitionist before the civil war and the civil rights movement during the 20th century. the tea party movement is part of this noble american tradition. this movement is not simply a political awakening, it is an american awakening. [applause] it is coming from ordinary americans, not the politicos in the beltway. you, who grow our food, you run our small businesses, you teach our children, yo
in places like michigan and california, they are suffering from unemployment numbers that are greater than during the depths of the great depression. barack obama promise to cut the deficit in half. instead, he tripled it. now our national debt is growing at $3 million a minute. that is $4.25 billion a day. president obama, is this what you call winning the future? i call it losing -- losing our country, and with it, the american dream. these americans feel that fierce urgency of now, but you...
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host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in one year. why doesn't obama proposed that? just have the oil companies drill oil and the nation would not have any problem. that is my comment. host: the editorial director of huffingtonpost.com, this is his take. obama puts passion into jobs speech rarely seen in his presidency. that is from aol- huffingtonpost.com. sterling, virginia. caller: what i loved about the speech is he reminded us of how we got to be the great country that we are. we provided opportunities to the middle class that and not only allowed us to grow as human beings but grow our economy. and what i see happening or what i worry about the outcome of this speech is that the republicans in their thirs
host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in one year. why doesn't obama proposed that? just have the oil companies drill oil and the nation would not have any...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just yesterday that the poverty rate is higher than it's been in 17 years. 17 years. and median income in this country is at 1996 levels. 1996 levels. the president has proposed a job bill that one knowledgeable observer, mark zandi, estimates would create 1.9 million new jobs and add two percentage points to g.d.p. growth next year. we need action to spur economic growth and job creation. that's what we should be considering today. instead through this resolution republicans want to prolong the agony of the debt limit debate and take us
the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just...
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one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need a cut policy. cut and grow just ain't so. and i would point out that we need to get people back to work, we need -- and the way you to that is programs like this that are going to hire people instead of fire people. we have been doing a lot of firing and it hasn't worked. when are we going to wake up? when is the majority party going to realize that we've got to do something to create growth and stimulate the economy and put people back to work? the only way we're going to get the deficit down is to bring unemployment down. this is an employment program, it should be supported. we should defeat
one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need...
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host: thank you for your call from michigan. let's listen to governor romney and rick perry sparing about jobs. >> governor romney left the private sector. he did a great job of creating jobs around the world. when he moved that experience to government, he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country. his public sector record did not match his private sector record. we created more jobs in the last four months in texas than he has in the last four years. >> i disagree with that. texas is a great state. no state tax. they have a lot of oil and gas in the ground. governor perry doesn't believe he created those things. it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. host: back to your calls. independent. you are on the air. caller: last night's debate was a joke. this was all planned to stimulate an increased hope for rick perry. i watched chris matthews the last few weeks. it's disgusting what the political arena of broadcasters are doing. the questions just weren't right. the only one that spoke well to me w
host: thank you for your call from michigan. let's listen to governor romney and rick perry sparing about jobs. >> governor romney left the private sector. he did a great job of creating jobs around the world. when he moved that experience to government, he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country. his public sector record did not match his private sector record. we created more jobs in the last four months in texas than he has in the last four years. >> i disagree...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just yesterday that the poverty rate is higher than it's been in 17 years. 17 years. and median income in this country is at 1996 levels. 1996 levels. the president has proposed a job bill that one knowledgeable observer, mark zandi, estimates would create 1.9 million new jobs and add two percente points to g.d.p. growth next year. we need action to spur economic growth and job creation. that's what we should be considering today. instead through this resolution republicans want to prolong the agony of theebt limit debate and take us back
the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just...
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. >> the next telephone call is from raymond in michigan. hello, raymond. ramin, we are going to move on. let's take a call from chevy chase, md.. >> good evening. lincoln wasn't -- once referred to play as his ideal of a statement. i always believed the men had never met, however, recently i came across a web page to the purported to show a book and was described by clay to lincoln. could the panel comment on this? what is the thinking now? the clay and lincoln ever meet? -- did play and lincoln ever meet? >> we do not know, basically. there is one person who left a memoir that said that person had seen the two in lexington. mary todd lincoln, who was from lexington -- her family was very closely allied with the clay's. she came to kentucky several times. he certainly heard henry clay speak. whether they met is unknown. you have to think they tried to meet its nothing else. if lincoln had come to ashland, the two of them would sit in the parlor. they would go back and forth. but clinton never said he met clay. in think he would have said that had he met hi
. >> the next telephone call is from raymond in michigan. hello, raymond. ramin, we are going to move on. let's take a call from chevy chase, md.. >> good evening. lincoln wasn't -- once referred to play as his ideal of a statement. i always believed the men had never met, however, recently i came across a web page to the purported to show a book and was described by clay to lincoln. could the panel comment on this? what is the thinking now? the clay and lincoln ever meet? -- did...
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up here in michigan, we truly have lost a full decade. we went through eight years of a democratic governor they came in with all kinds of hopes, kind of like this president. he was going to change things in turn things around, and she came in with a 69% favorable rating. she left with 16%. you just look at detroit. people keep bringing that up and they're absolutely right. it had 50 years of single-party rule and is just terrible. if you want to take a snapshot of what this president is about to do, just take a look at what michigan is at. that's about all i have to say. host: correlation? guest: the second caller is suggested that the whole country is becoming michigan. they are really struggling just economic trends that are arguably better. certainly michigan, and obama's hands in many ways are tied. the biggest determinant will be an economy over which he has very little control. host: from your, and john on hard democrats line. caller: the woman, the 61-year- old lady, who said she thinks this would be the first time that she would
up here in michigan, we truly have lost a full decade. we went through eight years of a democratic governor they came in with all kinds of hopes, kind of like this president. he was going to change things in turn things around, and she came in with a 69% favorable rating. she left with 16%. you just look at detroit. people keep bringing that up and they're absolutely right. it had 50 years of single-party rule and is just terrible. if you want to take a snapshot of what this president is about...
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the gentleman from michigan is right, we are like argentina, we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people are about the only responsible people up there now that i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote, and they will do anything for a vote. to me that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers says there is only one inherently criminal class in america, and that is politicians. the sentiments we hear today are not real new sentiments, but they have taken on the edge and anchor we're not seen in the past 30 or 40 years. americans are afraid there were to lose their jobs and homes. if you are 45-year-old man who has done everything right -- have a couple of kids come to make payments on your house and you lose your job, there is a very good chance you will not be rehired for that job. as someone younger will get the job when and if it becomes available, because the company will save money on that. we are creating a class of people, long-term unemployed th
the gentleman from michigan is right, we are like argentina, we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people are about the only responsible people up there now that i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote, and they will do anything for a vote. to me that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers says there is only one inherently criminal class in america, and that is politicians. the...
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they republican in michigan. are republicans in michigan. caller: i think we need to change the tactics. these are the tactics used in japan. two nuclear weapons and the whole country surrendered unconditionally. the use of tactical weapons in this camp, if it had been a nuclear bomb six years ago, it would not be operating at all, ever. host: let's talk about the point of switching tactics. guest: u.s. forces are fighting a counter insurgency, whawhich is very different from what the calller mentioned. this character insurgency warfare places a premium of the current population centers. women over the local population with the element projects. and with resources and showing them what the government can do to bring the resources. the problem with this area is the previous commander made the decision to pull out of some of these smaller outposts in the area. he said why don't we concentrate on the population centers? we've seen what has happened with the smaller outposts being overrun with taliban forces. so they did, and i think the soldier
they republican in michigan. are republicans in michigan. caller: i think we need to change the tactics. these are the tactics used in japan. two nuclear weapons and the whole country surrendered unconditionally. the use of tactical weapons in this camp, if it had been a nuclear bomb six years ago, it would not be operating at all, ever. host: let's talk about the point of switching tactics. guest: u.s. forces are fighting a counter insurgency, whawhich is very different from what the calller...
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and right here in michigan. some politicians say they can't afford unions right now, that labor unions are the problem in this country. [crowd booing] >> i think they just got it plain wrong. >> here, here. >> unions help build america's middle class. they are now and always will be a part of the solution and not the problem. my parents taught me that as a youngster and i'm a proud daughter of the teamsters and a mother who was a steelworker. i know what it means to be union proud. it's the voice at the table to negotiate good wages, health benefits, and safe working conditions. and a chance to step into the middle class. it's about working hard. it's about taking care of each other. and it's fighting for what we know is right. it's like aretha franklin said, it's about getting some r-e-s-p-e-c-t, respect. that's why president obama and i continue to speak out against governors who want to take our country backwards, by attacking workers' rights. this is no time to be attacking collective bargaining for public s
and right here in michigan. some politicians say they can't afford unions right now, that labor unions are the problem in this country. [crowd booing] >> i think they just got it plain wrong. >> here, here. >> unions help build america's middle class. they are now and always will be a part of the solution and not the problem. my parents taught me that as a youngster and i'm a proud daughter of the teamsters and a mother who was a steelworker. i know what it means to be union...
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i want you to know that we will not let michigan become a right to work for less state. [applause] we will defeat financial martial law by standing together, fighting together, and winning to gather. i am proud to stand with my brothers and sisters from detroit anytime, anyplace. god bless you and happy labor day. [applause] now i am very pleased and honored to introduce the woman who stands with working people every single day, a real warrior for working men and women who has lifted up the department of labor so that it works for working families again and again and again and again and again. please welcome our warrior and friend, the secretary of labor, hilda solis. [applause] >> thank you. all right, how is everybody? is labor in the house? [applause] happy labor day, detroit. [applause] it is great to be back in the motor city and especially with my good friend, r,ich trumpka and all of our union leaders and a former congressional colleagues also here. give them all round of applause, please. [applause] and of course, it is so exciting to be here with you in detroit.
i want you to know that we will not let michigan become a right to work for less state. [applause] we will defeat financial martial law by standing together, fighting together, and winning to gather. i am proud to stand with my brothers and sisters from detroit anytime, anyplace. god bless you and happy labor day. [applause] now i am very pleased and honored to introduce the woman who stands with working people every single day, a real warrior for working men and women who has lifted up the...
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we continued our questions with michigan. ed, you are on the washington journal. caller: i would like to make three remarks. sir, you have been on of the programs on cnn, and you leave the impression that bill clinton could have gotten osama bin laden. he launched missiles into their training camp, but there was an airplane that landed there and there was a tall man with garbs on sitting next to a plan with arabic markings. it was possible that saudi or uad prints were on that plane, and did not want to take the chance of killing somebody else. the other remarks is that special forces had bin laden pretty well in their markings. as the head of special forces, he requested a little more money and men, and at the same time, bush told general franks makeop everything toand to plans to go into iraq. those are my remarks. i would appreciate your remarks. guest: he certainly had a chance to kill osama bin laden in february and march of 1999. i think what you do not know is mr. clinton was about to authorize the sale of $8 billion worth of f-16's to the king of he crown
we continued our questions with michigan. ed, you are on the washington journal. caller: i would like to make three remarks. sir, you have been on of the programs on cnn, and you leave the impression that bill clinton could have gotten osama bin laden. he launched missiles into their training camp, but there was an airplane that landed there and there was a tall man with garbs on sitting next to a plan with arabic markings. it was possible that saudi or uad prints were on that plane, and did...
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battle creek, michigan. you are on the "washington journal." guest: i wonder how we protect the people like the lady who was manufacturing the aprons and then someone stole her idea. how do we publicize the name of her company so that we can give our business to her? guest: good question. the nice thing about the internet, social media, twitter -- right now, as we speak, there is a whole side conversation going on where the real information about what is going on with entrepreneurs can go out. we are at @leanstartup at all times on twitter. a startup is not an idea. a startup is an organization that creates a product under conditions that we call extreme uncertainty. it is not just having a great idea. it is a kind of management, a special kind for these new, innovative products. host: our last call for eric comes from colorado springs, colorado. caller: when i went to school, they said that more than 80% of small businesses fail in the first year. it's not going to lead to a lot of unpaid loans -- isn't that going to lead to a lot of unpaid lo
battle creek, michigan. you are on the "washington journal." guest: i wonder how we protect the people like the lady who was manufacturing the aprons and then someone stole her idea. how do we publicize the name of her company so that we can give our business to her? guest: good question. the nice thing about the internet, social media, twitter -- right now, as we speak, there is a whole side conversation going on where the real information about what is going on with entrepreneurs...
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to darryl ino sterling heights, michigan. caller: good morning. thank you for letting me be on c-span this morning. >> we'll take you live over to the senate. republican leaders speaking to reporters. >> welcome back, everyone. i can tell how excited you are to have us back. we are equally excited to be here. i think what we'll hear tomorrow night is some additional spending items recommended by the president. the only thing i would say with regard to that if government spending were the answer we would be in the middle of a boom right now. we have been on a spending spree over the last two years that's increased our debt by 35%. we have lost $1.7 million jobs since the last stimulus. and we certainly intend to listen politely to the recommendations the president has, but i think i can pretty confidently say everybody in the republican conference in the senate thinks we need to quit doing what we are doing. quit borrowing, spending, and quit threatening to raise taxes and quit having a big wet blanket on top of the private sector economy by this e
to darryl ino sterling heights, michigan. caller: good morning. thank you for letting me be on c-span this morning. >> we'll take you live over to the senate. republican leaders speaking to reporters. >> welcome back, everyone. i can tell how excited you are to have us back. we are equally excited to be here. i think what we'll hear tomorrow night is some additional spending items recommended by the president. the only thing i would say with regard to that if government spending...
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host: former governor romney left florida early for events in indiana and michigan. how did he do? "guest: third place, 14%. is is a solid showing for romney, considering, and the have to -- he has to be happy that rick perry did not a hit a homerun. he and rick barry are leading in the polls. the romney support comes from the jacksonville area. he is certainly still in the game here. at this continues. the candidates include former state house majority leader, former u.s. leader, and craig miller. this is posted by the american conservative union. it is about 25 minutes. >> good morning. we are about to experience part of our glorious future. we have been a major sponsor in washington. this is a tremendous idea. we encourage you to see you have gone through the rope. each of you have a specific number that wi
host: former governor romney left florida early for events in indiana and michigan. how did he do? "guest: third place, 14%. is is a solid showing for romney, considering, and the have to -- he has to be happy that rick perry did not a hit a homerun. he and rick barry are leading in the polls. the romney support comes from the jacksonville area. he is certainly still in the game here. at this continues. the candidates include former state house majority leader, former u.s. leader, and...
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host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago. caller: i think it is unfair as far as the taxes that the rich pay, which is really nothing. i do not know if anyone has ever watched, because my grandkids watched the sweet 16 parties. it is nothing for them to spend $100,000 for their kids parties and then on top of that really expensive cars. the rich do not fight wars. their children do not go to fight wars. they should pay extra, because we are making them safe and allowing them to have their free will and the expense of the lives. and they can appear -- paid $20,000 for a pair of shoes. it i
host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago....
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in michigan, d.t.e. energy says the new rules will take 20% of its capacity offline within three years. without an assured supply of energy, companies will not invest in new facilities. that's the clip from "the detroit news." "wall street journal". many of the suggestions are familiar. the c.e.o.'s want lower corporate taxes in the u.s., which has, among the highest corporate rate in the world and moratorium or rollback of business regulations. the government needs to be a better partner with the business world, says the health services c.e.o. the sentiment is expressed by many, c.e. omple of ernst-young. the regular tower -- excuse me, the regulatory policy from 2013 by halting nigs or i am i am pleatation could harm jobs or economic growth. those are two quotes out of the newspaper. and there are more here. but the point being, that the people who create jobs, the job creators, small, mid sife sized businesses in this world and big businesses, but the real generator is the small businessman in america
in michigan, d.t.e. energy says the new rules will take 20% of its capacity offline within three years. without an assured supply of energy, companies will not invest in new facilities. that's the clip from "the detroit news." "wall street journal". many of the suggestions are familiar. the c.e.o.'s want lower corporate taxes in the u.s., which has, among the highest corporate rate in the world and moratorium or rollback of business regulations. the government needs to be a...
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michigan, sarah on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i think the importance of the constitution in my everyday life is beautiful. i love it. i acknowledge a lot of the callers that have called in and saying the mind state of the forefathers, and how includes africans. as an african now it applies to us. it's a living, breathing, document. and so there's definitely a deep appreciation in it. but one caller said now gives us the same right as a white man who may be a descendant of one of the forefathers. so it's a beautiful document and if you read it and interpret it and find beauty in it then you can bring it into your life and find beauty in your life. so i love it. host: and the "washington post" this morning. apec's north carolina, karen on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the constitution is a great document. i disagree with some of the fellow americans that have called in and said that it does not include all races. just because some of them were slay owners does not mean they we
michigan, sarah on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i think the importance of the constitution in my everyday life is beautiful. i love it. i acknowledge a lot of the callers that have called in and saying the mind state of the forefathers, and how includes africans. as an african now it applies to us. it's a living, breathing, document. and so there's definitely a deep appreciation in it. but one caller said now gives us the same right as a white man who...
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host: michigan, curtis on our democrats line. caller: ok, i'm from michigan. i am a disabled veteran. i got shot up in vietnam. and i'm struggling with the housing market, too. and i'm water. i'm on the water and when they gave me this loan, bank of america took 80% and put 20 with gmac. charge me 11.5% and bank of america is charging me 6.7%. and i'm having problem problems. can't get refinanced. and until president obama or whoever does something about the housing, that's going to be a problem. people cannot afford their notes. and they won't give us a modification or help. i've [inaudible] now he said he's got to help me but i've got to give him $1,000. and i'm scared it's a fraud. i can't afford to give him the down payment. he said he can help me but i've got to give him $1,000. now why? guest: now, i don't know who it is that you're talking to. i should say it sounds like something you should look into before you spend your money. but you're certainly right that loan modification programs are a big topic of conversation because the mortgage issue still a
host: michigan, curtis on our democrats line. caller: ok, i'm from michigan. i am a disabled veteran. i got shot up in vietnam. and i'm struggling with the housing market, too. and i'm water. i'm on the water and when they gave me this loan, bank of america took 80% and put 20 with gmac. charge me 11.5% and bank of america is charging me 6.7%. and i'm having problem problems. can't get refinanced. and until president obama or whoever does something about the housing, that's going to be a...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i want to say to the gentleman from texas, i disagree with his position but i respect it. . i can understand those who voted no will now vote yes. what is not understandable is that those on the republican side who voted yes now voting no. i now yield four minutes to our distinguished whip, mr. steny hoyer from the proud state of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the previous speaker voted to go deeply into debt. frankly, i voted for some of those programs myself. two which were to support the efforts in afghanistan and iraq. we didn't pay for them. as has been said, i didn't vote for it initial, but i think it's a -- initially, but i think it's a good program. we made it better. the prescription drug program, the gentleman wasn't here when we passed tha but we didn't pay for it. a
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i want to say to the gentleman from texas, i disagree with his position but i respect it. . i can understand those who voted no will now vote yes. what is not understandable is that those on the republican side who voted yes now voting no. i now yield four minutes to our distinguished whip, mr. steny hoyer from the proud state of maryland....
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host: ryan in sterling heights, michigan. good morning to you. this is a special edition of "new york post." go-ahead. you are on the air. caller: this is brian, calling about the 9/11 incident. i still believe it was an inside job. i have been studying every piece of footage i could get my hands on for the last 10 years. my conclusion out of my research is that it was a distraction. the buildings coming down, the two tower is coming down was a distraction. host: what happened to the people on board those flights? caller: there is true that they were let off somewhere else. host: caller, i'm one to stop you there. we're not going to spend the morning dealing with things that are completely fiction. we will deal with the facts and get your comments and reflections. caller: good morning. it is nice to speak with you today. can you hear me? hello? good morning? host: go ahead. caller: my memory is of september 9, 2001, c-span. i called during the 7:00 hour. you had a speaker who was advocating for the closure of overseas bases. i called in to voice
host: ryan in sterling heights, michigan. good morning to you. this is a special edition of "new york post." go-ahead. you are on the air. caller: this is brian, calling about the 9/11 incident. i still believe it was an inside job. i have been studying every piece of footage i could get my hands on for the last 10 years. my conclusion out of my research is that it was a distraction. the buildings coming down, the two tower is coming down was a distraction. host: what happened to the...
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i know adc michigan worked on it a case several years back -- my father's first cousin when he was 20 years old had possession of marijuana charge. he should have voluntarily deported himself 25 years ago. but after he -- at the time, he was a new immigrant and did not understand the laws and what voluntarily deporting yourself meant. he had stayed, had a family, opened businesses cannot pay in taxes, leaving just as any other american citizen and never received a ticket or was in trouble with the law. 5:00 in the morning, doors, you and he isen down, taken to a country that he did not live in for more than 25 years. these were issues that we were now facing. how we protect the people who have been upstanding citizens who have done their job to participate in this nation and protect their civil liberties. we then began to face issues with the war on terror. our concern towards dealing with media then went from how we deal with misconceptions and the stereotypes of people in the film industry and movies where you always see the arab wrapped in his garb on his camel riding through a des
i know adc michigan worked on it a case several years back -- my father's first cousin when he was 20 years old had possession of marijuana charge. he should have voluntarily deported himself 25 years ago. but after he -- at the time, he was a new immigrant and did not understand the laws and what voluntarily deporting yourself meant. he had stayed, had a family, opened businesses cannot pay in taxes, leaving just as any other american citizen and never received a ticket or was in trouble with...
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but the only way you can help them is to cut jobs in michigan or louisiana or other states at a time when our country's hurting for jobs? that's not america and that's not what they asked us to do. the jobs program they want to end before they're willing to provide more daster aid is not some radical program. it was started under the bush administration. it was passed with a bipartisan majoty. and i understand their anguish, we have to cut funding. but you don't do it like this. you don't do it on the backs of the people of schoharie county whose homes have been blown away, of the people of binghamton, who are in shelters because there's no rental housing for them. you don't do it on their backs. that's not fair. you want to have a fight over a program yoused toupport and now you say the circumstances have changed, fine, we should have that. that's what we're here for. but not holding disaster aid hostage. and i want to say this, lest people think that the democratic stand is some way out-the left-wing stand, guess who supports us? the u.s. chamber of commerce and the national associ
but the only way you can help them is to cut jobs in michigan or louisiana or other states at a time when our country's hurting for jobs? that's not america and that's not what they asked us to do. the jobs program they want to end before they're willing to provide more daster aid is not some radical program. it was started under the bush administration. it was passed with a bipartisan majoty. and i understand their anguish, we have to cut funding. but you don't do it like this. you don't do it...
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those that are in red 12% california and nevada, 10% higher ar in the southeastern area and michigan. 8% to 9% are green and a good majority of them there. the blue charts have unemployment rates of 6% to 7.9% so lower than the national average. those lucky states through here and vermont and new hampshire in pink have 5.9% or lower unemployment. can you speak to -- i know you gather the numbers on the unemployment but what is going on in those states that are at the end of the spectrum? it is hard to say because obviously it is dependent on the local economies in the state. some of them are states that have particular problems with the housing market, big do downturn. some manufacturing is involved. a lot of job loss was concentrated in manufacturing and construction. those two combined for over half the job loss during the recession. so states that had a lot of manufacturing and big downturn in housing construction were hard hit. host: do you know what is going on with vermont and new hampshire? they are doing well compared to their regional neighbors. we will take calls then come b
those that are in red 12% california and nevada, 10% higher ar in the southeastern area and michigan. 8% to 9% are green and a good majority of them there. the blue charts have unemployment rates of 6% to 7.9% so lower than the national average. those lucky states through here and vermont and new hampshire in pink have 5.9% or lower unemployment. can you speak to -- i know you gather the numbers on the unemployment but what is going on in those states that are at the end of the spectrum? it is...
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the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am very pleased to see that we are having proper oversight. it is my hope that as the go forward, if the majority has evidence of wrongdoing, they will present it to us so they can -- so we can take action. solyndra first applied in 2006 when president bush was still in office is that correct? >> yes, sir. i understand that you have people that work would then allow an office and do the due diligence. are these people political appointees? >> no, sir. >> they are career. >> and analysts and advisers. >> >> is it your assessment that it was awarded based upon the project proposal and not on any political influence? you are under oath. >> to the best of my knowledge, yes. >> ok. non-political career department of energy employees recommended a timetable to ward's solyndra a guaranteed loan. >> the career staff identified the time frame after having brought it forward in the first credit committee and produced at that time, yes. >> let's fast-forward to the year 2010 when solyndra appr
the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am very pleased to see that we are having proper oversight. it is my hope that as the go forward, if the majority has evidence of wrongdoing, they will present it to us so they can -- so we can take action. solyndra first applied in 2006 when president bush was still in office is that correct? >> yes, sir. i understand that you have people that work would then allow an office and do the due diligence. are these people...
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the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. there was a sense maybe that one of the dip in consumer confidence had to do with the impasse over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds. we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is important because monetary policy works through the development and setting of expectations. if you have a sense that things are going to be bad and are going to stay bad and are never going to return to the way of life that you have come to expect, you will engage in denver kinds of behaviors. you may not spend if you have a sense that you're going to lose your jobs or your income is not going to go up. it may affect how you make your spending decisions. you can see in that scenario that confidence could be at such a low that they could overwhelm people's sense of consumption, which could feed into the sense that businesses themse
the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. there was a sense maybe that one of the dip in consumer confidence had to do with the impasse over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds. we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is important because monetary policy works...
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the gentleman from michigan was right. we are like argentina. we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people, they are not the only responsible people up there now i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote and they will do anything for a vote. for me, that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers said there is only one in her early criminal class in america and that was the politicians. the sentiments we hear today are not new sentiments, but they've taken on an edge and a banker we haven't seen in the last 30 or 40 years. americans are afraid, all they're afraid they're going to lose their jobs or lose their homes. you are a 45-rolled man who has done everything right, you have done everything and lose your job, there's a good chance you are not going to be rehired for that job. somebody younger will get that job if and when a becomes available because the company will save money. we are creating a class of people, long-term unemployed, that we have not h
the gentleman from michigan was right. we are like argentina. we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people, they are not the only responsible people up there now i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote and they will do anything for a vote. for me, that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers said there is only one in her early criminal class in america and that was the...
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host: michigan. julian on the insured line. caller: my question is, i was laid off, and now i have medicaid. apparently they said it is the obama -- obama had changed -- i have to pay $15 a month, which is fine. however, medicaid it turns me off every month until i meet at $15. if i don't have a prescription or go see the doctor at the beginning of the month, i cannot meet that. if i go to the doctor, it shows i don't have medicaid and the doctor expects me to pay up front. if i could pay up front, i would not be on medicaid. if i have a prescription i have to get filled, my prescription at the pharmacy right now is $200. i cannot pay for it. i have to take my $15, send it to my social worker, that turns me back on, which they have 10 days to do so. therefore, if the social worker does not want to turn it on or try to turn it on with in that tent days, i do not get a full month of coverage. like i said, my prescription is sitting at the pharmacy right now, $200 that i cannot get. i sent my things in to the social worker. it is
host: michigan. julian on the insured line. caller: my question is, i was laid off, and now i have medicaid. apparently they said it is the obama -- obama had changed -- i have to pay $15 a month, which is fine. however, medicaid it turns me off every month until i meet at $15. if i don't have a prescription or go see the doctor at the beginning of the month, i cannot meet that. if i go to the doctor, it shows i don't have medicaid and the doctor expects me to pay up front. if i could pay up...
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michigan by 20%. one of the states that's really hurting. kentucky and tennessee by more than 23%. these are where our manufacturing jobs reside. raising energy costs would remove one of the few remaining advantages that u.s. manufacturing has over low cost foreign competitors. that is access to affordable, reliable energy. my own industry people tell me that the one advantage they have over foreign countries when it comes to competing head-to-head is the availability of affordable, reliable energy. and on the environmental side, president obama's former environmental czar carol brown herself said this the rule would provide no health benefits associated with addressing nonmercury emissions. the rhetoric, mr. speaker, used to attack this bill has reached a fever pitch. but it is not backed by the facts. i urge my colleagues to support the train act and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: i'd like to yield two mr. holes camp, the gentleman f
michigan by 20%. one of the states that's really hurting. kentucky and tennessee by more than 23%. these are where our manufacturing jobs reside. raising energy costs would remove one of the few remaining advantages that u.s. manufacturing has over low cost foreign competitors. that is access to affordable, reliable energy. my own industry people tell me that the one advantage they have over foreign countries when it comes to competing head-to-head is the availability of affordable, reliable...
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the chair recognizes the distinguished gentleman for michigan -- from michigan. >> like every other member of this committee, i am disappointed. we should get both sides of the story. i believe the witnesses today have much to tell us that is probably in their interests. their behavior is fully within the constitution. like everybody else, i have to support and protect those rights. they were widely given by a great man. having said this, i am hard put to believe there is wrongdoing on the department of energy's loan program office. i believe that fact has been documented over the course of three years and two administrations, republican and democratic. due diligence was done by the loan program office and by marketing consultants. i know how hard it is to get loans. i have had the support from constituents who had need of this kind of assistance. members of the subcommittee or a short earlier this year that the company was on track to success. there are concerns that we may have been given inaccurate information. i hope we could hear the solyndra story at some point. how many of my collea
the chair recognizes the distinguished gentleman for michigan -- from michigan. >> like every other member of this committee, i am disappointed. we should get both sides of the story. i believe the witnesses today have much to tell us that is probably in their interests. their behavior is fully within the constitution. like everybody else, i have to support and protect those rights. they were widely given by a great man. having said this, i am hard put to believe there is wrongdoing on...
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lake superior, lake hereon, lake michigan, lake erie and lake ontario make up the largest freshwater system in the entire world. our great lakes hold 95% of america's freshwater and 20% of the freshwater on the planet. over 30 million people rely on the great lakes for their drinking water. there's an estimated 1.5 million jobs that are directly connected to the great lakes and these jobs generate $62 billion in wages. over 40 years ago this critical ecosystem and economic engine was on the verge of collapse. "time" magazine reported in august, 1969, that lake erie was in danger of dying by suffocation. the days when polluters dumped toxic chemicals into the air and water without consequence are over. because of the responsible cleanup policies like the clean air act, the health of the great lakes has improved. but threats to the great lakes have not disappeared. air pollutants like mercury are emitted from power plants and continue to fall on the ground, wash into the water and build up in quantities that threaten the brain development of young children and place limits on the amoun
lake superior, lake hereon, lake michigan, lake erie and lake ontario make up the largest freshwater system in the entire world. our great lakes hold 95% of america's freshwater and 20% of the freshwater on the planet. over 30 million people rely on the great lakes for their drinking water. there's an estimated 1.5 million jobs that are directly connected to the great lakes and these jobs generate $62 billion in wages. over 40 years ago this critical ecosystem and economic engine was on the...
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something coming out of the sixth circuit if it gets out, it has to do with the michigan side of the story. after the plans were polled in the supreme court, there was a popular referendum that essentially a lot affirmative- action in public education in michigan. as a result of that, the one school the went to the supreme court cannot do it anymore. the sixth circuit in a two-one panel threw that out as a violation of equal protection based on the theory of a couple of cases -- hunter and another case involving the seattle school district -- which say that it is unconstitutional and a violation of equal protection to place political impediments to minorities in the attainment of certain benefits. the cases that the court actually cited involved trying to entrench actual discrimination, people were trying to make it difficult to get rid of racial covenants were to make it difficult to desegregate schools. insofar as the broader case did not say that affirmative action was a remedy for discrimination, but it was an affirmative good was the rationale. but was not a good fit between wha
something coming out of the sixth circuit if it gets out, it has to do with the michigan side of the story. after the plans were polled in the supreme court, there was a popular referendum that essentially a lot affirmative- action in public education in michigan. as a result of that, the one school the went to the supreme court cannot do it anymore. the sixth circuit in a two-one panel threw that out as a violation of equal protection based on the theory of a couple of cases -- hunter and...
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host: we go to ron who is a democratic collar in michigan. caller: i really get upset when people say that the working people do not pay taxes. guest: how about that? caller: if they could look at my paycheck, and those funds were used somewhere else, and social security is then cut back on our retirement, then they could only be construed as a tax. grover norquist should address that fact. guest: and let's get this straight, and the comment you are making is absolutely true, i have heard again and again and again at the bottom 50% pay no taxes in america. that is false. that is false. someone making $30,000 a year is paying out of their own share about $2,100 in medicare and social security taxes, and their employer is matching that, which comes out of their wages as well. someone making $30,000 a year is paying about $4,200 out of their income to the federal government. people understand them. so when people say that modest income people are not paying taxes, they are not telling the truth. host: steve i next, a republican in florida. calle
host: we go to ron who is a democratic collar in michigan. caller: i really get upset when people say that the working people do not pay taxes. guest: how about that? caller: if they could look at my paycheck, and those funds were used somewhere else, and social security is then cut back on our retirement, then they could only be construed as a tax. grover norquist should address that fact. guest: and let's get this straight, and the comment you are making is absolutely true, i have heard again...
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miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev who was appointed by the president as ambassador. i'm proud to serve as the co-chairman of azerbajan. located in a geopolitically location between russia and iran, it is a predominantly muslim population which has been home to vibrant christian and jewish communities. they opened caspian energy and has emerged as a key player for global energy security. on the security front, immediately after 9/11, it was among the first to offer strong support and assistance to the united states. it participated in operations in kosovo and iraq and is actively engaged in afghanistan having recently doubled
miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev...